REGISTER NOW! - Formation and training for NEW Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers will be held Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00 PM at St. Edmund Church. We need your response in advance to prepare training materials. The session will be held if 6-10 people register.

If you are currently enrolled in high school and are interested in spending a July week in Appalachia with Ascension and St. Edmund volunteers working to make homes warmer, safer and drier - please contact us to register!

Ongoing Invitation to Support - Since the installation of the LISTENWIFI assistive listening system in the Churches, more and more parishioners have begun using the app and are finding it helpful... We completed an evaluation of our overall sound systems at both Churches... If you are interested in lending your support to the Sound System Project, please contact David Anderson in the coming weeks.

Sponsorships, tickets and donations are now available for the Ascension School Thanks-for-Giving Auction. The event will take place on Saturday, November 15 in the Ascension School Gym. Ages 21 and over.

Donate your CLEAN, GENTLY USED coats and/or NEW coats, hats, gloves, socks, and underwear (in original packaging) from October 11 thru November 9 and leave items in the bin in the Ascension Church Vestibule. Monetary donations are also accepted.

Order your Luminaria Kit for “Light Up the Night” or Christmas Eve - $10.00 Kit includes 6 candles, 6 bags, and sand - Pick up your kit from the St. Edmund Garage. Sale benefits the Infant Welfare Society of Clarendon Hills and Spirit and Light Religious Education.

We believe that every family who desires a Catholic education should have access to one. 27% of our students receive some level of financial assistance. With your help we can reach our year end fundraising goal.

Come to a Holiday Bazaar and Bake Sale featuring home-baked goods and handcrafted gift items. Get a head start on your Christmas shopping. All proceeds benefit the Ascension and St. Edmund Parish.

Community Shared Event - All members of both Parish Communities are invited to receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. The sacrament will be offered at St. Giles Church during the 4:30 PM Mass on Saturday, November 8, and the 8:00 AM Mass on Sunday, November 9.

Please bring non-perishable food items to Ascension and St. Edmund Churches during Mass for our monthly St. Simon of Cyrene Food Pantry collection. Monetary donations are accepted in the offertory baskets at church or online.

Spirit and Light Shared Event - Spirit and Light Collaborative will be selling Chocolate Advent Calendars, Candles, and Brass Rings to help the families with their Advent Celebrations at home. Items will be available at all Masses on November 22-23 - Cash, Card or Checks.

Spirit and Light Shared Event - This year's Lifelong Learning Committee's Advent Book Offering will be for sale November 22 and 23 after all Masses at both Oak Park Parishes. Pick up a copy for yourself or give as a gift! - $20 for each beautifully illustrated hard-cover book.

Community Shared Event - Join us for a wonderful sit-down Thanksgiving dinner. Meals can also be delivered to those who are homebound, those who are older, those with illness and new parents. Sit-Down Dinner on November 27 at 11:00 AM at St. Edmund Murphy Hall. Thanksgiving Meal Delivery on November 26.